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Larry Williams

If you're in Portland this weekend and interesting in tech and sustainability, then check out the Nike Materials Index (MSI) Hackathon.  The event takes place on Saturday, May 19th, at 9:30 AM.  Here's a bit of background about the MSI Hackathon:

 

Nike MSI is one of many approaches to evaluate the environmental sustainability of materials and the suppliers that produce them. We have created this forum to capture feedback and new ideas from users and reviewers.


We hope that releasing this framework and data will jumpstart a rich conversation within the footwear and apparel industry. Please participate with questions and comments regarding the value of our approach, ways to improve and build upon Nike MSI, data to populate new materials and a wider variety of supply chains, and the development of a centrally managed, open-source center of excellence that provides access to all.

 

Learn more and register to attend by visiting the MSI Plancast page:

http://plancast.com/p/b4fq/nike-materials-index-hackathon.

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Jeff Fishburn

Tripwire charitable fund created from participation in Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Northwest to be administered by the Oregon Community Foundation

 

 

Portland, Ore. — (May 15, 2012 ) — The Oregon Entrepreneurs Network’s Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Northwest (EFNW) is pleased to announce the generation of more than $500,000 in community support through its partnership with Tripwire, Inc. and the creation of Tripwire’s company-directed fund with the Oregon Community Foundation.

“It is very gratifying to see EFNW member companies realize their dream of giving back to the community,” said Linda Weston, OEN Executive Director. “Our business model enables early-stage and emerging growth companies to partner with EFNW by granting equity interest and in return, EFNW assists them with developing their community giving and corporate philanthropy program. When a liquidity event occurs, the equity shares held by EFNW are cashed out and the funds are provided to designated community organizations of the member company’s choice. It is a win/win situation for the companies and for the communities in which the companies reside.”

 

"Tripwire is extremely pleased to have an opportunity to formally give back to the Portland community," said Jim Johnson, Tripwire CEO. "Tripwire has a firm commitment to serving our local community and by partnering with EFNW/OEN we have been able to donate thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of community service by Tripwire employees. We take great pride in being a strong and contributing member of the Oregon community and thank EFNW/OEN for assisting in our philanthropic efforts.” 

“It’s very exciting that Tripwire is showing such a strong commitment to community service,” said Max Williams, OCF President and CEO. “The liquidity event provides a new opportunity for Tripwire to support the causes employees care about. This is good news for Oregon philanthropy." (For more information about OCF, please visit: www.oregoncommunity.org.)

About Tripwire, Inc.

 

Tripwire is a leading global provider of IT security and compliance automation solutions that help businesses, government agencies, and service providers take control of their physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructure. Thousands of customers rely on Tripwire's integrated solutions to help protect sensitive data, prove compliance and prevent outages. Tripwire VIA, the integrated compliance and security solution delivers best-of-breed file integrity, policy compliance and log and event management solutions, paving the way for organizations to proactively achieve continuous compliance, mitigate risk, and ensure operational control through Visibility, Intelligence and Automation.  Learn more at www.tripwire.com and @TripwireInc on Twitter.

About OEN’s Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Northwest (EFNW)

 

OEN’s Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Northwest (EFNW) offers a unique model for early-stage companies to create philanthropy and give back to the communities in which they do business. Companies join EFNW by granting equity and in return, receive assistance with their community engagement efforts. When the company has a successful exit, EFNW sells its shares and distributes the profits for community benefit in consultation with the member company. By partnering with EFNW, young companies have the potential to leverage the value of a pre-liquidity donation into meaningful philanthropic support for the community. Since the program’s founding in 2001, EFNW participants have returned over $10 million in cash, volunteer time, and goods and services to our local community. (http://www.oen.org/efnw_oen.aspx).

Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Northwest is a program of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) and one of 11 world-wide affiliates of the Entrepreneurs Foundation headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Founded in 1991, OEN is the largest entrepreneur assistance organization in Oregon and SW Washington. OEN fosters the flow of entrepreneurial ideas, services, and capital to entrepreneurs and helps connect emerging Northwest businesses to growth-stimulating expertise and valuable resources.  (www.oen.org)

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Kirsten Ringen

Almost 100 people came out to hear some rising young start-ups pitch their companies at the "So You Think You Can Pitch" competition last Wednesday. These local start-ups ranged from concept stage to already having product in the market. Most were pitching their companies for the first time and got some great American Idol style feedback to help them hone the pitch for potential investors. The winner of the night was EcoZoom, a certified B Corp making clean cookstoves accessible and affordable in developing countries. Their mission, traction and forecasts swayed the crowd who texted in votes to determine the winner. It was a great night to learn about some of the new, very cool businesses popping up in PDX. Congratulations to all the pitchers and thanks to everyone for coming out.

 

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Picture: Ben and Amanda West, two of EcoZoom's co-founders, take home the competition, some great wine and a ticket to OEN's Tom Holce Entreprenuership Awards in September.

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Larry Williams

Entrepreneurs with an interest and/or a startup that focuses on food and beverage should check out the upcoming Multnomah Food Summit.  The team at Multnomah County would love to meet you and discuss their cluster strategy for food/beverage entrepreneurs and startups. 

 

The event details are listed below, and you can register at www.multnomahfood.org.

 

 

 

3rd Annual Multnomah Food Summit

Where: Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Blvd., Portland, OR 97232

When: June 15, 2012 9am – 4pm (lunch provided)

Who: Stakeholders, organizations, and individuals committed to creating a healthy, equitable

and prosperous local food system by implementing the community vision in the Multnomah

Food Action Plan.

Registration: www.multnomahfood.org



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Jeff Fishburn

The Oregon Entrepreneurs Network and Software Association of Oregon have partnered to offer small businesses the opportunity to purchase the Entrepreneurs’ Passport membership that provides companies and their employees with access to both SAO and OEN educational and networking events.

 

“Working together with SAO, OEN is pleased to be able to extend this new membership offer to entrepreneurs and small businesses throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington,” said Linda Weston, president and executive director of OEN. “The new membership package will allow businesses to participate in more events, provide them more opportunities to network, and create opportunities that will help businesses to grow.

 

“It’s a great value, and a great way for us to celebrate the contributions small businesses make to our communities on the eve of National Small Business Week,” said Weston. (National Small Business Week, May 20-26, http://www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com/)

 

The Entrepreneurs’ Passport membership will cost $350 for qualified small businesses. The Entrepreneurs’ Passport is a great investment, the combined membership fees to both organizations is normally valued at $600.

 

Some of the OEN benefits of the Entrepreneurs Passport include:

·        OEN membership access to be able to pitch at a PubTalk

·        Access to the Spring and Fall Internship Fair

·        Webinars are free to members

·        Access to Xenium HR package and 1-hour consultation

·        Company Spotlight in an OEN Buzz (goes out to over 3000 contacts)

·        Discounted rates to a variety of OEN events

·        With a host of other benefits

 

More details and qualifications to be announced soon

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May 16, 2012 Nike Materials Index Hackathon - Saturday, May 19th
If you're in Portland this weekend and interesting in tech and sustainability, then check out the Nike Materials Index (MSI) Hackathon.  The event takes place on Saturday, May 19th, at 9:30 AM.  Here's a bit of background about the MSI Hackathon:  ...
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